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Marc Laidlaw is an American writer. He is a former lead writer for the video game company Valve, where he worked on the Half-Life series before his departure in 2016. Before joining Valve, Laidlaw was a novelist working in the fantasy and horror genres, and in 1996 won the International Horror Guild Award for his novel The 37th Mandala.
May 25, 2024 · Home - Marc Laidlaw. From the writer of the blockbuster videogame Half-Life, ten stories of the bard with a gargoyle’s hand. For over a quarter of a century, Gorlen Vizenfirthe has entertained fans of wandering bards. Famous for playing his silver-strung eduldamer with one hand of flesh and one of stone, he has traveled from the dankest dens of […]
Marc Laidlaw, who had been interested in interactive computer games ever since becoming obsessed with Myst and who had previously written the tie-in novel The Third Force for the computer adventure game Gadget, joined Valve Software and worked on the story and level design of Half-Life.
Marc Laidlaw is the author of several novels, including Dad’s Nuke, The Orchid Eater, The 37th Mandala, and The Third Force, a novel set in the world of the computer game Gadget.
The 37th Mandala. The author of The Orchid Eater returns with a horror novel about mandalas and what they mean to people–including Michael Renzler, who is obsessed with them, and Elias Mooney, who believes they are the root of all evil. Read More.
Oct 26, 2021 · Marc Laidlaw. Marc Laidlaw worked at Valve between January 1997 and January 2016, the year he retired from the company. He has written successful games like Half-Life 1 and 2, Dota...
Mar 1, 2023 · From writing sci-fi and horror to writing one of the most lauded video games in history, Marc Laidlaw tells us what it was like working on Half-Life at Valve.
May 25, 2024 · Marc Laidlaw is the author of The 37th Mandala (3.34 avg rating, 321 ratings, 42 reviews, published 1995), Neon Lotus (3.74 avg rating, 90 ratings, 14 re...
Marc Laidlaw is an American writer of cyberpunk-oriented science fiction and horror as well as a former video game designer at Valve Software. He is perhaps most famous for writing Dad's Nuke and The 37th Mandala, and for working on the popular Half-Life series.
Oct 3, 2016 · The lead writer reflects on drafting one of gaming’s best stories, way back when. by Marc Laidlaw. Updated Aug 25, 2017, 8:16 AM PDT. Valve. Author’s note: Another file from the same disk with...
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